Car-fender.



'No. 779,213. PATENTED JAN. 3, 1905. G. A. PULLIPP & (LHUSZKA. OAR FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20,1904.

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UNITED STATES Patented January 3, 1905.

PATENT OEEIcE.

GEORGE A. FULLIPP AND CHARLES HUSZKA, OF EAST MOKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,213, dated January 3, 1905.

Application filed July 20, 1904. Serial No. 217,336.

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE A. 'FI'J'LLIPP and CHARLES HUSZKA, subjects of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at East McKeesport, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and the obstacle up and prevent the same from be,.

coming injured. 1

Another object of our invention is to con-' struct a fender which upon the same striking an obstacle or human being the fender will be operated to lift the obstacle or human being in such a manner as to prevent the same from becoming injured or run over by the wheels of the car.

Briefly described, our improved car-fender consists of a rectangular frame which is connected to the running-gear of a car, and upon this rectangular frame is pivoted a sliding frame which is provided with a mesh, and this frame is adapted to be operated when the same strikes an obstacle or human being, whereby the frame will be released and will lift the obstacle or human being to a point of safety till the car can be stopped, at which time the obstacle may be removed from the fender.

The construction above described will be hereinafter more fully described and then specifically pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings forming a part of this application, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of the end of a car, showing our improved fender mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of our improved fender as the same is attached to the running-gear of the car. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a portion of the fender, and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

Throughout the several views of the drawings accompanying this application like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The reference-numeral 1 indicates the platform of a car, which is supported upon the running-gear 2, and mounted in the running gear are the wheels 3, which travel upon the track 4. Hinged to the forward end of the running-gear, as indicated at 5, are two arms 6 6, these arms being maintained in the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings by a spring 7 and the hinge is formed with a cutaway portion 8, whereby should any pressure be exerted upon the arms they will travel downwardly a short distance until the cutaway portion 8 has become closed, at which time the running-gear will prevent a further downward movement of the arms 6 6.

The arms 6 6 are inclined downwardly and have their lower ends cut away, as indicated at 9, and in the cut-away portions of the arms are secured by bolts 10 10 the side frames 11 11 of the fender. These side frames extend forward a considerable distance, and in the top face of each side frame is formed a groove 12, and in this groove is mounted a plurality of balls 14:. The side frames 11 are provided with outwardly -eXtending pins 15 15 upon each of their sides, these pins being preferably detachably secured to the side frames. The forward end of each side frame is provided with an upwardly-extending L-shaped arm 16, which upon its horizontal portion carries a roller 17.

The reference-numerals 18 18 indicate two transverse beams which are carried by the side frames 11 11, and formed centrally between these transverse beams 18 18 is a longitudinal beam 19, which is constructed similar to the side frames 11 1lthat is, it is provided with a groove similar to the groove 12 of the side frames. Mounted upon the central beam 19 and the side frames 11 11 are the sliding members 20 2O 20, the depending sides 21 of which are provided with longitudinal slots 22 22, in which the pins 15 of the side frames 11 and the beam 19 are adapted to engage. The members 20 are provided on their underneath faces with grooves 23, separated by depending lugs 24, and in these grooves and in the grooves 12 of the side frame members 11 and the central member 19 are received the balls 14, thus providing a ball-bearing connection between the members 20 and the side frames 11 and the central member or beam 19. The rear ends of the members 20 20 are provided with plates 25 '25 25, and in the outer ends of these plates is journaled a shaft 26, upon which are hinged the arms 27 27 27, which support a transverse bar 28. The arms 27 27, which lie over the side frames 11 11, are provided with slots 29 29, through which the upwardly-projecting pins 16 protrude.

The reference-numerals 30 30 indicate two spiral springs which are mounted upon the rod 26, and one end of each of these springs is secured to the two outside hinged arms 27 27, that lie over the side frames 11 11, while the other ends of the springs are secured to the intermediate or central plate 25.

The reference-numeral 31 indicates a curved framework which is secured upon the plates 25 25, as designated by the reference-numeral 32, and this framework is provided with a suitable mesh 33.

The reference-numeral 34% indicates a mesh of wire, or the same may be a netting, which is mounted between the plates 25 and the arms 27.

The normal position of the fender is shown in the different views of the drawings, the

hinged frame being held downwardly by the roller 17 of the pin 16 engaging the two outside arms 27 27, and upon the obstacle being struck or person being run down by the car the transverse bar 28 will strike the obstacle or person, and by the force of the contact the bar 28 will be moved rearwardly, the members carrying the plates and arms will move rearwardly upon the ball-bearings 14, and as these members travel rearwardly the roller 17 will be brought into registry with the slots 29, and the springs 30 30 will raise the arms 27 and the transverse bar 28, this being permitted by the greater width of the slots 29 at their outer ends, and as the springs raise the same to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 the obstacle or person will be precipitated into the netting or wire-mesh 3 1, and the mesh 33 of the frame 31 will prevent the obstacle or person from being precipitated rearwardly from the fender. The obstacle or person is supported in the fender, and the weight of the same will cause a downward movement of the entire fender, which will be gradual, owing to the cushion effect of the spring 7, the downward movement of the fender being limited by the cut-away portion 8 of the hinge. The obstacle or person remains in the fender until the car has been stopped, at which time they may be removed from the same.

The fender may be secured to any part of the running-gear of the car that will support the same beneath the car-body, and we do not care to limit ourselves to the construction shown, but may vary the same as will be permissible by the appended claims.

What we claim is 1. The combination with a car of a framework pivotally mounted to said car, sliding members mounted upon said framework, an auxiliary hinged framework carried by said members, means for raising said auxiliary framework, means for detachably securing said framework to the first-named framework, substantially as described.

2. A fenderof the character described, comprising a framework adapted to be pivotally mounted to a car, members slidably mounted upon said framework, an auxiliary framework hinged to said members, means for raising said auxiliary framework, means for detachably securing said auxiliary framework to the first-named framework, a suitable mesh mounted in said framework, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a car, of a framework hinged to said car, members slidably mounted upon said framework, an auxiliary frame hinged to said members, a mesh carried by said auxiliary framework, means for raising said auxiliary framework, means for locking said auxiliary framework in engagement with the first-named framework, an auxiliary meshwork mounted upon the auxiliary framework, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a car, of arms pivotally mounted to said car, means for limiting the downward movement of said arms, a framework secured to said arms, an auxiliary hinged framework slidably mounted upon the firstnamed frame, means for raising said auxiliary frame, means for detachably holding the said auxiliary frame in engagement with the first-- named frame.

5. The combination with a car-truck,of arms pivotally connected to said truck, means for limiting the downward movement of said arms, a framework carried by said arms, members slidably mounted upon said framework, an auxiliary hinged frame mounted upon said members, means for raising said auxiliary frame, means for detachably holding said arms in engagement with the first-named frame, a Wire mesh interposed between said frame, an auxiliary wire-mesh frame mounted upon the slidable members, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE A. FULLIPP. CHARLES HUSZKA. Witnesses:

E. E. POTTER, K. H. BUTLER. 

